Addressing machine master



March 4, 1958 s, JACKSON. 2,825,280

ADDRESSING MACHINE MASTER I Filed Dec. 21, 1954 F lG.2 FIG.3 Q

FIGLG 7 '23"// ABC Co. '4 v. l3 :\.oQ O7 SAMUEL G/JAOKSON ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent-O 2,825,280 ADDRESSING MACHINE MASTER SamuelG.fJackson;jLubboek,1Tex. Application December 21, 1954,Serialism/416,695

)SClaims. (Cl. 101-11494 The present invention relates to an addressing.master plate, more particularly, toa paper-master for use. inthe spiritduplication process.

The conventional -addressing--machine used: to address quantities ofcorrespondenceemploysan addressing master-'whieh%is usedtoprint theaddress upon the copy.

The addressing machineessentially comprises apparatus forindividuallymoving the; addressing master into the properposition, and means forprinting the-address through a suitable process. r

A common type-of addressingmaster comprises a metallic plate on whichthe address-is impressed. There are also numerous addressing machineswhich employ the spirit duplication principle. In the -spiritduplication process thepatternwhichis to be printed upon the copy ismade-in ink. Either-the copysheets. or themaster sheets are moistenedwith a suitable liquid. The-duplicating-ink is'soluble in'that'liquid..Consequently, a-portion of the ink "is transferred ino'rder-to--make=='the im-' pression uponeach sheet ofcopy.

While this principle has been employed in addressingmachines,-thereis-one-inherent"handicap. The names and addressesare-typed upon a. paper master'whi'ch is in the form-ofa continuousroll. Consequently-,ct-he =orderof namescannotbe-readilychanged. Neithercan namesbeinserted -nor-o1d names taken out'as'desired.

2,825,280 {Patented Mar. 4, 195d I machine master-when it is-ready tobe, used;. .zPIfinL 8 copy sheets;

:master illustrated-in Figure 5; ,and

Figure 6 is a side elevationalsview of the; addressing Figure 7 isa rearelevational view of thegaddressing master illustrated in Figures 5and.6.-and showingthe address thereon in reverse order fortransfer tothe copy sheets.

' Returning now tothe drawings, more. particularly to Figure 1, whereinlike reference symbols indicate the same parts throughout the variousviews, 10; indicates generally an addressing machinemasterconstructedsin accordance with this invention.

The addressing machine master 10 comprises a card 11 which may be of anysuitable material such as cardboard, fiberboard or.;the like. The card11 hasa-front face 12 and arear facej13.

A sheet of carbon paper 14 is positioned adjacent, the

front face 12 of the card. The, carbon paper 141has a carbon side 15which is facing outwardlyfrom the front face 12 of the card andiscoatedwith aspirit duplicab ing composition. The carbon paper 14 mayemploy a duplicating material of the type ordinarily used in spiritduplicating carbon sheets which are obtainable in themarket. If desired,the duplicating material, on the carbon paper 14 may comprise a suitablecombination of, waxes, oilsand dyestuffs which is soluble in analcoholic mixture upon repeated moistening so that portions thereof arein a business=with a-mailing =listwhich*is constantly changing-thishandicap is a --majordisadvantage.

' The pres'ent'invention discloses an addressing machine master "whichuses thespirit duplicating principle. in this invention each name' andaddress is-p laced upon a separate master so that it can be treatedas-aca'rd 'in a file. These masters.aremadesof-sucha formthat they canbe readily fed from a magazine in the addressing machine. 2

The. addressing.machineumasterz ofi :this invention essentiallycomprises. .a card "which ihaS at sheet: of. carbon paper 0n..0nesidewanda sheetofsmaster duplicating paper .onrtthe otherside...B.oth-the carbon ipaperiand .thei duplicating paper. arev clamped tothe card rbytmeans of a metallic strip. ,This. strip; overhangs eachside of the card in order to engage the sides of the magazineaccommodating these masters.

It is, therefore, the principal object of this invention to provide animproved addressing machine master.

It is another object of this invention to provide a simple andinexpensive paper master.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a novel form of apaper master having a single name and address thereon and which may behandled individually.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a paper master thatcan be readily fed from a magazine in the addressing machine.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent uponreference to the following description when taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings wherein:

19111161 suitable type of paper.

transferred from the sheets in a manner. which is. familiar in the art.The carbon paper 14 has an opposite side'16 which may be lightlycoatedwith. an:ordinary. carbon composition such as used intypewriter'carbon paper for making single copies.

A sheet ,of master duplicating. paper. 1711s positioned adjacent therear face 13;of'the-.card. The duplicating paper 17 may be of ordinarywhite bond:;paper.orany It-is pointed out that-the carbon paper and-themaster duplicating.papenshould ;be approximately the same .widthwas thecard 11, as shown in the drawing.

Ametallic strip 18 is fittedzalongthe topedgmofsa card 11in such amanner as to clamp the'carbon paper 14 andithe duplicating paper 17.toythe. card: 11,;a1ong the top edge thereof. The metallic strip18hasends 19 and 20,.each of which project beyondctheaside edges of thecard 11. The purpose of themetallic; strip is-to present, a definitethickness: so that; the addressing :ma-

chine masters can be fed from the magazine of the addressing machine oneat a time. This strip 18 should be at the top of the card as this allowsthe typist to back the master into the typewriter. The feeding mechanismof the addressing machine may push against the ends 19 and 20 of themetallic strip 18 in order to feed the cards from the magazine. Themetallic strips should be the first edge to leave the machine in orderto prevent any snagging or buckling of the card.

In order to apply the dye to the addressing master 10, the duplicatingsheet 17 is folded over in front of the carbon paper 14 in the mannerillustrated in Figures 2 through 4. The addressing machine master 10 isthen backed into a typewriter and an address as indicated at a t a 3 21is typedupon the master the address is typed on the duplicating paper areverse impression is formed inthe spirit duplicating composition on theinner surface of the duplicating paper 17. Since the carbon paper 14 islightly coatedwith an ordinary carbon composition on the face adjacentthe. card 11 a directreading impression will be made upon'the front face12 ofthe card.

The addressing machine master 10 is. then removed fromthe typewriter andthe sheet of duplicating paper 17 is then brought back to its originalposition. A gummed strip 22 is provided at the bottom of the duplicatingpaper 17 which, when moistened, will secure the lower end of theduplicating paper to the card 11. -The sheet "of carbon paper is thentorn off as indicated in Figure 6 and a direct reading impression 23 isshown upon the front face of the card 11. The duplicating paper 17 issecurely held in position with a reverse duplicating impressionindicated at 24, facing outwardly, as illustrated in Figure 7. Theresult is a stitfcardboard paper master with the reverse duplicatingimpression on one side and a direct reading impression on the other sideto facilitate the arrangement of the cards in the magazine or in thefiles.

The cards are thenused to transfer the addresses to the copy in a mannerwell known to those familiar with the spirit duplication principle.Either the duplicating paper 17 or the copy sheets may be moistened witha suitable solvent.

, Thus it can be seen that the addressing machine master of thisinvention is essentially a paper master which may be handledindividually. The construction of the master is extremely simple andinexpensive. It is pointed out thatthe reverse impression cannot be madeon the rear of the card merely by typing on the front face of the cardsince the stiffness ofthe card necessary to facilitate handling does notpermit the reverse impression to be clearly reproduced. However, byemploying a master sheet of duplicating paper in the manner disclosed inthis invention, this difficulty is readily overcome and the result is apaper master which may be readily handled in addressing machinesemploying the spirit duplication principle.

. It will be understood that this invention is susceptible tomodification in order to adapt it to different usages and conditions,and, accordingly, it is desired to comprehend such modifications withinthis invention as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. An addressing master comprising a card-like body portion, duplicatingpaper on one face. thereof, carbon paper on theother face thereof with acoating of a spirit duplicating composition on the outwardly facingside,

meansrattaching corresponding edges of said duplicating paper and saidcarbon paper to said body portion, and

,meanstfor attaching the opposite edge of said duplicating paper to saidbody portion.

: 2. An'addressing master comprising a card-like memduplicating paper17. When face thereof with the side away from said member having a.coating of a spirit duplicating composition, and a light coating ofordinary carbon composition onthe side facing said member, a metallicstrip clamping the top edges of said duplicating paper and said carbonpaper to the top edge of said member, and adhesive means on saidduplicating paper forsecuring the lower edge thereof to said member.

3. An addressing master comprising a card-like body portion, duplicatingpaper on one face thereof, carbon paper on the other face thereof withacoating of spirit duplicating composition on the outwardly facing side,the other side of said carbon paper being lightly coated with anordinary carbon composition, means attaching corresponding edges of saidduplicating paper and said carbon paper to said body portion, and meansfor attaching the opposite edge of said duplicating paper to said bodyportion.

4. An addressing master comprising a card-like memher, a sheet ofduplicating paper facing one side of said member, a sheet of carbonpaper adjacent to the other face thereof with the side away from saidmember having a coating of a spirit duplicating composition, there beinga light coating of ordinary carbon composition on the other side of saidcarbon paper facing said member, a metallic strip clamping the top edgesof said duplicating paper and said carbon paper to the top edge of saidmember, said metallic strip overhanging each side of said card-likemember, and an adhesive means on said duplicating paper for securing thelower edge thereof to said card-like member.

5. In a method of making an addressing master con1- prising the steps offastening the corresponding edges of a card-like body and a sheet ofcarbon paper with the side of the carbon paper having a spiritduplicating composition thcreon facing outwardly of the card and theother side of the carbon paper being coated with an ordinary carboncomposition, attaching a sheet of duplicating paper on the other side ofa card-like body along the aforementioned edges thereof, flipping theduplicating paper over against the carbon paper, typing an address onthe duplicating paper to transfer the address onto the card and to forma reverse image of the address from the spirit duplicating compositionon the duplicating paper, flipping the duplicating paper back to itsoriginal position, and fastening the oposite edge of the duplicatingpaper to the card-like body whereby the reverse image will be facingoutwardly and the address may be transferred to copy sheets.

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